Unlike what the government says, Japan may not have officially slipped into deflation, says Naomi Fink, Japan strategist at Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi. She tells guest host, Bob Baur of Principal Global Investors, CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah why.

Discussing how the forex market will fare as 2009 draws to a close, with Robert Rennie, currency strategist at Westpac Bank, speaking with guest host, Bob Baur of Principal Global Investors, CNBC's Amanda Drury, Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

Discussing when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates, with Bob Baur, chief global economist at Principal Global Investors, speaking with CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah.

At the moment, the U.S. economy is unlikely to experience a double-dip recession, says Bob Baur, chief global economist at Principal Global Investors. He offers his analysis of the U.S. economy to CNBC's Amanda Drury, Sri Jegarajah & Martin Soong.

Despite logging a fall in quarterly net profit, Steve Felice, president of global, small and medium business at Dell, is optimistic about the recovery starting to affect its commercial business. He tells CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah more.

Boeing's Dreamliner will make its maiden flight before the end of the year, reveals Randy Tinseth, VP of marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He sheds light on the developments, with CNBC's Martin Soong, Amanda Drury & Sri Jegarajah.